Most versions of the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition have
an internal code or project name, as listed below. The dates listed
are the final product release dates (following any beta releases).
Feature releases are shown in bold.
Starting with Tiger, each version has two version numbers: an internal
number, such as 1.5.0, and an external number, such as 5.0.
Since 1.2.2, major releases 1.3, 1.4.0, 5.0 and 6) are named after
birds or mammals, while minor releases are named after insects, given
that they are bug-fix releases. (Hopper is short for grasshopper and
ladybird is another term for ladybug.)
Also see:
| VERSION
|
CODE NAME |
RELEASE DATE |
| JDK 1.1.4 |
Sparkler |
Sept 12, 1997 |
| JDK 1.1.5 |
Pumpkin |
Dec 3, 1997 |
| JDK 1.1.6 |
Abigail |
April 24, 1998 |
| JDK 1.1.7 |
Brutus |
Sept 28, 1998 |
| JDK 1.1.8 |
Chelsea |
April 8, 1999 |
| J2SE 1.2 |
Playground |
Dec 4, 1998 |
| J2SE 1.2.1 |
(none) |
March 30, 1999 |
| J2SE 1.2.2 |
Cricket |
July 8, 1999 |
| J2SE 1.3 |
Kestrel |
May 8, 2000 |
| J2SE 1.3.1 |
Ladybird |
May 17, 2001 |
| J2SE 1.4.0 |
Merlin |
Feb 13, 2002 |
| J2SE 1.4.1 |
Hopper |
Sept 16, 2002 |
| J2SE 1.4.2 |
Mantis |
June 26, 2003 |
| J2SE 5.0 (1.5.0) |
Tiger |
Sept 29, 2004 |
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